The deep seismic reflection MARCONI-3 profile: Role of extensional Mesozoic structure during the Pyrenean contractional deformation at the eastern part of the Bay of Biscay

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 714-730

  Ferrer, O ^a   Roca, E ^a   Benjumea, B ^b   Munoz J A ^a   Ellouz, N ^c   Gallart, Josep ^d   Díaz, Jordi ^d   Ruíz, Mario ^d   Schimmel, Martin ^d   Gaspà, Oriol ^d   Rubio, Eduard ^d   Pulgar, Javier A ^e   Gallastegui, Jorge ^e   Fernández Viejo, Gabriela ^e   Pedreira, David ^e   López, Carlos ^e   González Cortina, Juan Manuel ^e   Fernández Baniela, Fabiola ^e   Muñoz, Josep A ^a   Roca, Eduard ^a   Benjumea, Beatriz ^a   Ferrer, Oriol ^a   Almar, Ylenia ^a   Falgas, Ester ^a   Alonso, Belén ^f   Ercilla, Gemma ^f   Casas, David ^f   Estrada, Ferrán ^f   Farran, Marcelí ^f   Acosta, Juan ^g   Herranz, Pedro ^g   Maestro, Adolfo ^h   Barnolas, Antonio ^h   Vicente, Magdalena ^g   Bartolomé, Rafael ⁱ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Institut Geologic de Catalunya   (Spain)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^f INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^g Institute of Marine Sciences CSIC Barcelona ^*

^h INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

ⁱ IFP   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Cenozoic; Inversion; Mesozoic; Parentis Basin; Pyrenees; Salt tectonics; Seismic profile

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DEFORMATION; FAULTING; SALT TECTONICS; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BAY OF BISCAY; CENOZOIC; INVERSION; MESOZOIC; PARENTIS BASIN; PYRENEES; SEISMIC PROFILES;

GEODYNAMICS;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; INVERSION TECTONICS; MESOZOIC; OROGENY; SALT TECTONICS; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES;

EID: 52349092015     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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